Mining group welcomes 'one stop' mine approvals process

National mining group the AMMA is welcoming the Coalitions intention to streamline the mine approvals process.

On Friday 60 representatives from Tasmania's mining companies gathered in Hobart at the Australian Mines and Metals Association conference.

CEO of the national resource industry employer group Steve Knott is hoping the Abbott government will help increase investment in the mining industry with it's approach to both industrial relations and mine approvals.

"We're really looking for them to do what they said they would do in their policy on the IR front, there are some key issues that will help attract investment to the country not just Tasmania", he said.

Steve Knott says there have been some bureaucratic processes that have slowed new mines and they are looking for streamlining the approval processes.

"[Tony Abbott] emphasised this issue of having one stop approval processes.

So that doesn't mean any of the environment or any of the safety issues are downgraded in any way.

It's about basically saying, lets have one regulator deal with it.

So if it's the State government, or the Federal government, why should you have to do both and have lots of documents and lots of lawyers, lots of court proceedings.

So there will be a streamlining of that process at the Federal level and I understand the State Opposition here should they win government are very keen to look at that and work co operatively with the Federal government" he said.